AbstractThe following sections are included:From a Large-Scale Service to a Small-Scale ServicePromoting the Air Forwarding Business (International Cargo Transportation Business)Expansion of the Scope of the Logistics BusinessBibliography

AbstractThe following sections are included:Increase in Rakuten’s Share of the Financial BusinessThe Synergy Between the Rakuten Market and its Financial BusinessThe Future of Rakuten’s Financial Business

AbstractThe following sections are included:Explosive Growth of Linked Sites Through OpenID SupportEffective ID Sharing in Japan, a Nation Inundated with IDsThe Effect of Tie-Ups to Share Private IDs with Administrative ServicesNotesBibliography

AbstractThe following sections are included:Partnerships and Issuance Volumes Made Possible Through Point ProgramsRapid Partnerships that can be Obtained by Participating in Common Points ProgramsBibliography

AbstractThe following sections are included:Applying the Technology of a Different BusinessVarious Drying MethodsA Device Designed to Meet Clients’ DemandsBibliography

We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...

The skill gap in geographical mobility is entirely driven by workers who report moving for a new job. A natural explanation lies in the large expected surplus accruing to skilled job matches. Just as large surpluses ease the frictions which impede job search in general, they also help overcome...

We disaggregate the self-employed into incorporated and unincorporated to distinguish between "entrepreneurs" and other business owners. We show that the incorporated self-employed and their businesses engage in activities that demand comparatively strong nonroutine cognitive abilities, while...

Warum lohnt sich gesundheitsfoerderliche Mitarbeiterfuehrung aus betrieblicher Sicht? Welche Rolle erfuellen die Fuehrungskraefte im mittleren und unteren Management in der Betrieblichen Gesundheitsfoerderung (BGF)? Wie sieht die Gestaltungspraxis von BGF-Massnahmen fuer Fuehrungskraefte aus?...

Aufgrund der demografischen Entwicklung, der steigenden Wettbewerbsanforderungen und wachsenden Kundenanspruechen wird eine hohe emotionale Mitarbeiterbindung in den kommenden Jahren fuer die Sparkassen als regionale Finanzdienstleister zum erfolgskritischen Faktor werden. Daher ist es...